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Comment Re:Of, For, and By the People (Score 1) 140

if you think the holocaust was progressivism, then you still havent learned the meaning of the word.

No, I haven't learned your meaning. I can Google "define progressive" just the same as anyone else, and guess what? The actions of Germany's National Socialist Party very much do fit at least one of the definitions.

all you've succeeded in doing is godwining yourself by used the tired cliche of liberals = nazis.

Hey, speaking of people who don't know the definition of things - that's not a Godwin.

Godwin's law applies especially to inappropriate, inordinate, or hyperbolic comparisons of other situations (or one's opponent) with Nazis – often referred to as "playing the Hitler card".

Pointing out that Nazi-ism was a type of progressive mentality doesn't qualify, because it's accurate. You not liking the accuracy of the comparison notwithstanding.

in short: you're ignorant.

But less so than you, so I'd call that a win.

Comment Re:Just Do It (Score 1) 13

I've replaced 4 car windows so far. I now feel obliged to keep signs on all my windows explaining that my hybrid is on, that the AC is on, that it is cooler inside the car than outside, that hybrids can be very quiet when they are turned on.

Nobody gives a fuck about your rationale, the fact is by leaving children/animals alone in the vehicle you are being negligent, and at the very least deserve your window busted out.

FYI, death by overheating is not the only bad thing that can happen to a child/animal that's left alone in a car. When I was about 6 my dad left my brother (then 9) and myself alone in his truck... long story short, my brother knocked the truck out of gear and we went crashing through the neighbor's living room. Had their little girl been playing 3 feet to her left she would have been crushed.

Another anecdote, a friend of mine from work told me about how, once in the 1990's, his wife left their 3 daughters in a running vehicle while she ran in to a store. Some pervert stole the van and raped the daughters (all 3) before dumping the whole she-bang on the side of a back highway.

The moral here is, don't be a negligent fuck, and if you insist on being a negligent fuck, don't be surprised when someone who isn't breaks out your window and calls the police on you.

Comment Re:Just Do It (Score 1) 13

Bad idea, unless you're in a very isolated location. The sound of a breaking window has a habit of bringing people out of the woodwork, and if you're running away, it's not gonna look very good. Might make more sense to:

I never said, "bust the window and run away."

I said, do what needs to be done, but do not positively identify yourself. Completely different than the scenario you dreamt up.

Submission + - This Gadget Can Hijack Any Google Chromecast, And It's A Serious Issue (businessinsider.com)

redletterdave writes: Dan Petro, a security analyst for the Bishop Fox IT consulting firm, built a proof of concept device that’s able to hack into any Google Chromecasts nearby to project Rick Astley’s 'Never Gonna Give You Up,' or any other video a prankster might choose. The 'Rickmote,' which is built on top of the $35 Raspberry Pi single board computer, finds a local Chromecast device, boots it off the network, and then takes over the screen with multimedia of one’s choosing. But it gets worse for the victims: If the hacker leaves the range of the device, there’s no way to regain control of the Chromecast. Unfortunately for Google, this is a rather serious issue with the Chromecast device that’s not too easy to fix, as the configuration process is an essential part of the Chromecast experience.

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